What did you do with your ST1100/ST1300 today?

lomita said:
Finally, the corrosion revealed itself.
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Hi @lomita
I am doing this exact job and my thermostat housing looks exactly as yours. Did you just clean and tighten the OEM clamps and hoses? Did you replace the hoses? did you replace the clamps? If you replaced the clamps did you use constant pressure type. Just looking to find out which way to go.
Thanks in advance.
 
Waterman28 said:
Hi @lomita
I am doing this exact job and my thermostat housing looks exactly as yours. Did you just clean and tighten the OEM clamps and hoses? Did you replace the hoses? did you replace the clamps? If you replaced the clamps did you use constant pressure type. Just looking to find out which way to go.
Thanks in advance.
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Took the radiator off and pulled out the airbox assembly. Pulled both radiator hoses and inspected them. Slapped some vaseline inside them to ease reinstallation.

Cleaned all the green off the thermostat housing and made it whistle clean. Only one clamp had refused to cooperate, and replaced it with same type as what came off.

If there was any doubt there was a trace of coolant seepage or corrosion, did the exploratory and cleaning as necessary.

This 09 only has 7500 miles on it, and surprised me with the leaks that were developing. Hoses were all good. Spent about 4 hours on the effort today. Glad to bring this machine back up to full capability. Was great decision to perform post buy inspection and maintenance before further riding.

Murphy has taught me, never enough time to do the job right the first time, but plenty of time to do it over again. There are no shortcuts to TLC. But when it's done right, and you're not on the side of the road, broken down, the proof is in the pudding. Bike is highly dependable. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Sold it. :eek: I desperately wanted to keep it but, alas, no can do. My 99 was the most reliable bike I ever owned and I know I will live to regret it. Until then, I wish the new owner many, many trouble-free miles as he reconnects with the ST experience. He had a '91 before and I am really happy I was able to pass my bike off to him. Here is the last pic of my '99 minutes minutes before it rode off to Staten Island with Tony. Godspeed... IMG_5566.JPG
 
bikerdrumr said:
Sold it. :eek: I desperately wanted to keep it but, alas, no can do. My 99 was the most reliable bike I ever owned and I know I will live to regret it. Until then, I wish the new owner many, many trouble-free miles as he reconnects with the ST experience. He had a '91 before and I am really happy I was able to pass my bike off to him. Here is the last pic of my '99 minutes minutes before it rode off to Staten Island with Tony. Godspeed... IMG_5566.JPG
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You did what :(.
Enjoy your German Propulsion Device.
Upt'North.
 
It looks like I have given away the '05 that I got from northern Kalifornia. My oldest son came down for Thanksgiving and I said something to him to see if he would be interested in it. He was, SO we went through all my parts and I think we came up with most of what he'll need. :dr13:

Also, I took my extra battery and hooked it up. The engine turned over just fine. I didn't want to do it too long since it has been sitting for a very long time...7 to 8 years!:thumb:
 
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Mounted and balanced front Michelin Road 5 GT. R&R'd left fork fluid.
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Now that wasn't so bad.....oh yes it was. My feet are killing me. The gift of peripheral neuropathy. Time to tape on some anti tipover devices to my feet. Not the bike.

Threw in the towel for today. Crashed like a cat.

 
Completed front fork fluid change yesterday and installed front wheel and new tire.
Began rear axle and tire change.

Slept 4 hours and awoke 2 a.m. today.


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Rear tire mounted and balanced, orings changed, moly lube applied, fresh set of cushions installed.


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If I tried working on my ST to anything unlike Yo Yo Ma's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major Prelude or some Motown I'd end up Sawzalling it to pieces.


Obo said:
Quite the music to service your ST by
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Yeah that Satan music would have me mounting up and searching for a high cliff to ride off of.
 
lomita said:
Completed front fork fluid change yesterday and installed front wheel and new tire.
Began rear axle and tire change.

Slept 4 hours and awoke 2 a.m. today.
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ST Gui said:
If I tried working on my ST to anything unlike Yo Yo Ma's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major Prelude or some Motown I'd end up Sawzalling it to pieces.



Yeah that Satan music would have me mounting up and searching for a high cliff to ride off of.
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Primus for pressing on late night manic mechanic mode.
I took a girlfriend to a Primus concert to meet up with the guys. As soon as they started playing she walked out, spent the evening with the security guard as they wondered what is wrong with us.
Concert was stopped when someone went into the basement and saw the floor threatening to cave in.

I heard Yo Yo Ma at Blossom music center. Amazing playing and acoustics.

He’d be good for installing the ST1100 motor, I did do classical for that job.

Today I got rid of the flat glass mirror, put a stock mirror on then stretched my 28 mile commute home to 80 miles as the temperature dropped from 32 to 25 degrees.
 
My wife's Christmas party was yesterday and we got back home around 3PM. So I decided to start tearing the 2012 down to replace the tires with a pair of PR5GTs. My front came in sooner than expected, so I'm changing them both out. Due to the cool weather, I had to use my heat gun on the tires. I also decided to try that ziptie around the tires on the rear. with a little help from the heat gun, I got it on. no tools required! I then started on the front. Dang that thing did not want to break the bead. I took me at least 45 minutes to get it to go, and by that time I was done for the day. So, I'll finish swapping out that front and then get it all back together.

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